''The Kingfisher's Roost'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by

Louis Chaudet Louis William Chaudet (March 20, 1884 – May 10, 1965) was an American film director of the silent movie era. Biography He was born on March 20, 1884, in Manhattan, Kansas. He died May 10, 1965, in Woodland Hills, California. Louis was the s ...

and

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and starring

Neal Hart Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era. Biography Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He wo ...

, William Quinn and

Ben Corbett Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 – May 19, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1915 and 1956. He was born in Hudson, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. Corbett was a trophy-winning rodeo part ...

.Munden p.407 It was made and distributed by the

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Pinnacle Productions.

Cast

as Barr Messenger *

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as Betty Brownlee * William Quinn as 'Bull' Keeler *

as 'Red' McGee *

Chet Ryan Chet is a masculine given name, often a nickname for Chester, which means ''fortress'' or ''camp''. It is an uncommon name of English origin, and originated as a surname to identify people from the city of Chester, England. Chet was ranked 1,027th ...

as Sheriff Breen * Jane Fosher as Mrs. Brownlee * Floyd Anderson as Dan McFee * W.S. Weatherwax as Bill Jackson *

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as Chief of the Rurales *

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as Pete *

Earl Dwire Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940. Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with companies i ...

as Dave Butler

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1920s American films 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Louis Chaudet Films directed by Paul Hurst {{1920s-US-film-stub